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Ice-free summers in Arctic by next decade?
Some scientists say that Arctic summers might be ice-free within the next decade. Oceanographer Wieslaw Maslowski spoke to EarthSky about an accelerating melting of 'multi-year ice.'
February 24, 2009
Scientist says they should speak more loudly to public
Hayes says It's time anyone who is a scientist to speak out about pesticides in the environment, and he has become an advocate of banning the Atrazine.
February 23, 2009
Tyrone Hayes outlines link between frog and human health
Tyrone Hayes sees a close connection between the health of frogs and the health of humans. Hayes studies how pesticides interact with hormones.
February 20, 2009
Mysterious dead zones in the Pacific
She describes these dead zones, off the northwestern coast of the United States, as "virtual wastelands of dead crabs, dead worms, dead anemones, just littering the sea floor."
February 18, 2009
Mars mineral may mean life-friendly past
A study that's opened up the possibility that life existed on the planet Mars deep in its past. The science team of a NASA mission looks at a Mars mineral on its surface.
February 17, 2009
Climate in the southwest may suffer sustained drought
Edward Cook reconstructed the Southwest's past climate using tree ring records. The region has a history of drought, and he said global warming might increase this trend.
February 16, 2009
Paleontologist says dinosaurs were not special, just lucky
Columbia University paleontologist Steve Brusatte thinks dinosaurs might have been 'just lucky' to have ruled Earth for so long.
February 15, 2009
Jeremy Jackson recalls some ocean success stories
Jeremy Jackson said scientists know how to save ocean reefs and fisheries. But doing it is a matter of political will. He said the importance of success stories is that they provide a model and inspiration.
February 15, 2009
George Doschek studies sun’s surface, corona
Solar physicist George Doschek of the Naval Research Laboratory spoke to EarthSky on what scientists are learning about the sun's atmosphere.
February 11, 2009
Bye bye birdies: Migration patterns are changing
Snow geese are spending winters 200 miles farther north than usual, and purple finches are a whopping 400 miles more to the north of their usual winter hangout.
February 10, 2009
